Archive for the ‘News’ Category

7
Oct

APSU’s Medication Management Clinic transforming mental health access in Clarksville

By Victoria Godinez CLARKSVILLE, TN − Austin Peay State University’s Medication Management Clinic continues to make significant strides in addressing the mental health needs of the campus community and the broader Clarksville area, and its funding was recently renewed for another year. Launched in Fall 2022, the clinic has become a vital resource in a region where mental… Read More…»

7
Oct

Clarksville Greenway’s Crossland Avenue extension opened, adding to downtown trail

By Christian Brown CLARKSVILLE, TN  – The City of Clarksville held a ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday to celebrate the Crossland Avenue extension of the Greenway. Parks and Recreation Director Jennifer Letourneau opened the ceremony by thanking all of those who contributed to making the project possible. She said this extension is one of three… Read More…»

26
Aug

Burchett Park gets grant for renovations by Clarksville Parks & Recreation

By Ryan Sample CLARKSVILLE, TN – The City of Clarksville is excited to announce significant improvements to Ewing Burchett Park, made possible by a generous $495,000 grant. The grant, facilitated by the Clarksville Firefighters Foundation and awarded by the Clarksville-Montgomery County Community Health Foundation, will be used to expand the park, create a new green space… Read More…»

16
Nov

APSU’s speech clinic pioneers free aphasia treatment program for Clarksville community

By Ethan Steinquest – APSU  November 16, 2023 10:17 am CLARKSVILLE, TN – Austin Peay State University’s Speech-Language and Swallowing Community Clinic is launching an innovative new two-week program to treat individuals with chronic aphasia, a language disorder that impacts communication. The Clarksville Conversation Care – Intensive Comprehensive Aphasia Program (CCC-ICAP) will provide free treatment for… Read More…»

3
Oct

New Standard For Justice

Kenya Anderson Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle | USA TODAY NETWORK – TENNESSEE Montgomery County now joins other Tennessee counties such as Davidson, Rutherford and Williamson in offering a new Mental Health Court support program. The 19th Judicial Court celebrated the opening of the Mental Health Court on Thursday at the Montgomery County Commission chambers with Sharita Brown, Director… Read More…»

5
Dec

Bill Wyatt honored with APSU endowment by Clarksville-Montgomery Health Foundation

CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – The Clarksville-Montgomery County Health Foundation (CMCCHF) is pleased to honor Bill Wyatt through an endowment to Austin Peay State University. The Bill Wyatt Distinguished Professorship Award will provide resources for Austin Peay professors to expand student knowledge and experiences in the area of health sciences. Awards will be used for… Read More…»

5
Dec

Clarksville Women’s Club Donates Dictionaries

CLARKSVILLE, TN – Clarksville Women’s Club members at Barksdale Elementary School with the Principal Melinda Harris and Assistant Principal Karen Hoskins after donating dictionaries to all third-grade students. The Dictionary Project was started in Montgomery County by the GFWC Clarksville Women’s Club earlier this year.  The club applied for a grant from the CMC Community Health… Read More…»

18
Mar

Austin Peay State University to host Greenway Trail ribbon cutting

CLARKSVILLE, TN – Austin Peay State University will host the APSU Greenway Trail Ceremony and Ribbon Cutting at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, March 16, at the APSU Pace Alumni Center at Emerald Hill, located at 751 N. 2nd Street in Clarksville. The APSU Greenway is a project funded by a grant from the Clarksville Montgomery… Read More…»

2
Feb

Health Foundation awarded over $5 million in 2020 in Montgomery County

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – The Clarksville Montgomery County Community Health Foundation awarded over $5.1 million in 2020. During the pandemic outbreak, they provided COVID-19 emergency grants from March through December 2020, according to a press release from the CMC Community Health Foundation. During this time, CMC Community Health Foundation awarded over $772,000 to different organizations in… Read More…»

19
Feb

Greenway to be expanded to Austin Peay State University in Clarksville

The Clarksville Greenway will soon be connected to Austin Peay State University, in a plan that will eventually allow people to bike, walk or run from Downtown Commons, through APSU, across the Red River and all the way up to Billy Dunlop Park. The new, 10-foot-wide asphalt walkway will span a little more than half a mile,… Read More…»

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